CVE-2001-0740

Public Exploit

Description

3COM OfficeConnect 812 and 840 ADSL Router 4.2, running OCR812 router software 1.1.9 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long string containing a large number of "%s" strings, possibly triggering a format string vulnerability.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 5.22% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100137290421828&w=2	mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6573	vdb entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-05/0115.html	mailing list exploit vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100119572524232&w=2	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2721	exploit vdb entry patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2001-0740?: CVE-2001-0740 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2001-0740?: To fix CVE-2001-0740, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2001-0740 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2001-0740 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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